Listed by the USPTO as LAUGHLIN, ELIZABETH ANN
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3752 3762
This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases
LAUGHLIN, ELIZABETH ANN is assigned to Tech Center 3700 and art unit 3752. The profile covers 59 resolved cases and reports an allowance rate of 59.3%. The median time to allowance is 1201 days. Interviews are associated with a 57.6% lift in the allowance rate. The limited record warrants caution, but the interview measure makes direct engagement a material consideration for prosecution planning.
The listed companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., WHIRLPOOL Corporation, and Denso Corporation. The listed firms are STAAS & HALSEY LLP, K&L Gates LLP, and PRICE HENEVELD LLP. Their appearances provide a starting point for reviewing counsel and technology owners with experience before the examiner. Practitioners should use the aggregate data to frame strategy while assessing the claims and cited art in the individual case.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18596960 | COOKING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
| 17985586 | HOOD SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 18652172 | LINK MECHANISM | Non-Final OA | DENSO CORPORATION |
| 18171917 | ADJUSTABLE PORT FOR RECOVERY VENTILATOR | Final Rejection | Carrier Corporation |
| 18483817 | COOKING APPLIANCE | Non-Final OA | WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION |
| 18316741 | TWO-STEP DOOR OPENING COMBINATION | Non-Final OA | WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION |
| 17254186 | SEPARATING DEVICE AND TREATMENT SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Dürr Systems AG |
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Build Your Strategy59.3% of resolved applications examined by Elizabeth Ann Laughlin were allowed (59 resolved cases), compared with 48.7% across Art Unit 3752 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +57.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Elizabeth Ann Laughlin took 1,201 days on average from filing to allowance.
Elizabeth Ann Laughlin examines applications in Art Unit 3752 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
